EDUCATION LEAVE WITHOUT PAY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT LEAVE. Education Leave Without Pay The Employer recognizes the usefulness of education leave. Upon written application by the employee and with the approval of the Employer, an employee may be granted education leave without pay for varying periods of up to one (1) year, which can be renewed by mutual agreement, to attend a recognized institution for studies in some field of education in which preparation is needed to fill the employee's present role more adequately or to undertake studies in some field in order to provide a service which the Employer requires or is planning to provide. At the Employer's discretion, an employee on education leave without pay under this Article may receive an allowance in lieu of salary of up to (one hundred per cent) of the employee's annual rate of pay, depending on the degree to which the education leave is deemed, by the Employer, to be relevant to organizational requirements. Where the employee receives a grant, bursary or scholarship, the education leave allowance may be reduced. In such cases, the amount of the reduction shall not exceed the amount of the grant, bursary or scholarship. Allowances already being received by the employee may, at the discretion of the Employer, be continued during the period of the education leave. The employee shall be notified when the leave is approved whether such allowances are to be continued in whole or in part. As a condition of the granting of education leave without pay, an employee shall, if required, give a written undertaking prior to the commencement of the leave to return to the service of the Employer for a period of not less than the period of the leave granted. If the employee:
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Samples: Collective Agreement
EDUCATION LEAVE WITHOUT PAY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT LEAVE. Education Leave Without Pay The Employer recognizes the usefulness of education leave. Upon written application by the employee and with the approval of the Employer, an employee may be granted education leave without pay for varying periods of up to one (1) year, which can be renewed by mutual agreement, to attend a recognized institution for studies in some field of education in which preparation is needed to fill the employee's present role more adequately or to undertake studies in some field in order to provide a service which the Employer requires or is planning to provide. At the Employer's discretion, an employee on education leave without pay under this Article may receive an allowance in lieu of salary of up to (one hundred per cent) of the employee's annual rate of pay, depending on the degree to which the education leave is deemed, by the Employer, to be relevant to organizational requirements. Where the employee receives a grant, bursary or scholarship, the education leave allowance may be reduced. In such cases, the amount of the reduction shall not exceed the amount of the grant, bursary or scholarship. Allowances already being received by the employee may, may at the discretion of the Employer, Employer be continued during the period of the education leave. The employee shall be notified when the leave is approved whether such allowances are to be continued in whole or in part. As a condition of the granting of education leave without pay, an employee shall, if required, give a written undertaking prior to the commencement of the leave to return to the service of the Employer for a 'period of not less than the period of the leave granted. If the employee:
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Samples: Collective Agreement
EDUCATION LEAVE WITHOUT PAY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT LEAVE. Education Leave Without without Pay The Employer recognizes the usefulness of education leave. Upon written application by the employee and with the approval of the Employer, an employee may be granted education leave without pay for varying periods of up to one (1) year, which can be renewed by mutual agreement, to attend a recognized institution for studies in some field of education in which preparation is needed to fill the employee's present role more adequately or to undertake studies in some field in order to provide a service which the Employer requires or is planning to provide. At the Employer's discretion, an employee on education leave without pay under this Article may receive an allowance in lieu of salary of up to (one hundred per cent) of the employee's annual rate of pay, depending on the degree to which the education leave is deemed, by the Employer, to be relevant to organizational requirements. Where the employee receives a grant, bursary or scholarship, the education leave allowance may be reduced. In such cases, the amount of the reduction shall not exceed the amount of the grant, bursary or scholarship. Allowances already being received by the employee may, may at the discretion of the Employer, Employer be continued during the period of the education leave. The employee shall be notified when the leave is approved whether such allowances are to be continued in whole or in part. As a condition of the granting of education leave without pay, an employee shall, if required, give a written undertaking prior to the commencement of the leave to return to the service of the Employer for a period of not less than the period of the leave granted. If the employee:
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Samples: Collective Agreement
EDUCATION LEAVE WITHOUT PAY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT LEAVE. Education Leave Without Pay The Employer recognizes the usefulness of education leave. Upon written application by the employee and with the approval of the Employer, an employee may be granted education leave without pay for varying periods of up to one (1) year, which can be renewed by mutual agreement, to attend a recognized institution for studies in some field of education in which preparation is needed to fill the employee's ’s present role more adequately or to undertake studies in some field in order to provide a service which the Employer requires or is planning to provide. At the Employer's ’s discretion’, an employee on education leave without pay under this Article may receive an allowance in lieu of salary of up to (one hundred per cent) of the employee's ’s annual rate of pay, depending on the degree to which the education leave is deemed, by the Employer, to be relevant to organizational requirements. Where the employee receives a grant, bursary bursar-y or scholarship, the education leave allowance may be reduced. In such cases, the amount of the reduction shall not exceed the amount of the grant, bursary or scholarship. Allowances already being received by the employee may, may at the discretion of the Employer, Employer be continued during the period of the education leave. The employee shall be notified when the leave is approved whether such allowances are to be continued in whole or in part. As a condition of the granting of education leave without pay, an employee shall, if required, give a written undertaking prior to the commencement of the leave to return to the service of the Employer for a period of not less than the period of the leave granted. If the employee:: fails to complete the course; does not resume employment with the Employer on completion of the course; ceases to be employed, except by reason of death or lay-off, before termination of the period he or she has undertaken to serve after completion of the course; the employee shall repay the Employer all allowances paid to him or her under this Article during the education leave or such lesser sum as shall be determined by the Employer. Career Development Leave With Pay Career development refers to an activity which in the opinion of the Employer is likely to be of assistance to the individual in furthering his or her career development and to the in achieving its goals. The following activities shall be deemed to be part of career development: a course given by the Employer;
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Samples: Collective Agreement
EDUCATION LEAVE WITHOUT PAY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT LEAVE. 21.01 Education Leave Without Pay The Employer recognizes the usefulness of education leave. Upon written application by the employee and with the approval of the Employer, an employee may be granted education leave without pay for varying periods of up to one (1) year, which can be renewed by mutual agreement, to attend a recognized institution for studies in some field of education in which preparation is needed to fill the employee's his/her present role more adequately or to undertake studies in some field in order to provide a service which the Employer requires or is planning to provide. .
21.02 At the Employer's ’s discretion, an employee on education leave without pay under this Article may receive an allowance in lieu of salary of up to 100% (one hundred per cent) of the employee's his/her annual rate of pay, depending on the degree to which the education leave is deemed, by the Employer, to be relevant to organizational requirements. Where the employee receives a grant, bursary or scholarship, the education leave allowance may be reduced. In such cases, the amount of the reduction shall not exceed the amount of the grant, bursary or scholarship. .
21.03 Allowances already being received by the employee may, may at the discretion of the Employer, Employer be continued during the period of the education leave. The employee shall be notified when the leave is approved whether such allowances are to be continued in whole or in part. .
21.04 As a condition of the granting of education leave without pay, an employee shall, if required, give a written undertaking prior to the commencement of the leave to return to the service of the Employer for a period of not less than the period of the leave granted. If the employee:: a) fails to complete the course, b) does not resume employment with the Employer on completion of the course, or c) ceases to be employed before termination of the period he/she has undertaken to serve after completion of the course, he/she shall repay the Employer all allowances paid to him/her under this Article during the education leave or such lesser sum as shall be determined by the Employer.
21.05 Where such leave is requested by the Employer, such leave shall count for the calculation of “continuous employment” for the purpose of calculating severance pay and “service” for the purpose of calculating vacation leave. Time spent on such leave shall count for pay increment purposes.
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Samples: Collective Agreement